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IDs Released For O&R Workers Electrocuted In Orange County IDs Released For O&R Workers Electrocuted In Orange County
IDs Released For O&R Workers Electrocuted In Orange County Police have identified two electric workers who were found dead at the bottom of an electric pole after firefighters responded to a brush fire in Orange County. Derrick Paris, 51, of West Caldwell, New Jersey, and Justin McLoughlin, 28, of Trenton, Georgia, were working as private contractors for Orange & Rockland Utilities, when the were killed, said ABC 7.  According to O&R, the incident took place shortly before 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19, when the two men were electrocuted in Warwick while performing work for O&R along a transmission right-of-way, said Mike Donovan, spoke…

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Two O&R Workers Electrocuted In Orange County Two O&R Workers Electrocuted In Orange County
Two O&R Workers Electrocuted In Orange County Two electric workers were found dead at the bottom of an electric pole after firefighters responded to a brush fire in Orange County. According to Orange & Rockland Utilities, shortly before 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19, two EJ Electric contractors were electrocuted in Warwick, while performing work for O&R along a transmission right-of-way, said Mike Donovan, spokesman for O&R. "These contractor employees generally perform transmission repair work for O&R and also provide distribution repair support during storm response," Donovan said. The two men, who reportedly worked for a…

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by Kathy Reakes